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The Revisit: Our Take on the U.S. Banking Agencies' Regulatory Capital Revamp

On July 27, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, FBAs) issued their long-awaited...more

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COVID-19 Response: US Federal Regulatory (Updated April 28, 2020)

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In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more

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Financial Services Weekly News: Financial Regulators Respond To Coronavirus Outbreak

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In This Issue. The ongoing global outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to grow in scale and scope, creating public health and humanitarian challenges worldwide. Global economies are also being impacted. Federal...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

Agencies Complete Resolution Plan Evaluations and Extend Deadline for Certain Firms

The Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC completed their evaluation of 82 foreign banks’ 2018 resolution plans, which describe a company’s strategy for rapid and orderly resolution in the event of bankruptcy....more

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Observation 3.0: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on the Volcker Rule and the Implications for Foreign Banks Investing in...

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1. Question: What is the Volcker Rule, and when does it take effect? Answer: The Volcker Rule was enacted into law as section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Swap Push-Out Rule Narrowed

The so-called “Push-Out Rule” relating to swap activity conducted by banks has been significantly narrowed in scope by a provision in the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Spending Bill), which was...more

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New Law Limits the Swaps Pushout Requirement to Apply Only to Certain ABS Swaps

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On December 16, 2014, President Barack Obama limited the scope of swaps and security-based swaps subject to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act’s (“Dodd-Frank Act’s”) pushout requirement to certain...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

ESMA Updates its Questions and Answers on EMIR Implementation - On October 24, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published an updated version of its Questions and Answers on the European Market...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

OCC Publishes Final Guidelines With Heightened Standards for Big Banks, Which All Banks Should Review

Risk management continues to be at the top of regulatory agendas, and the OCC has taken the opportunity to offer its heightened risk guidelines for large financial institutions of more than $50 million in average consolidated...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Despite FAQs and OCC Interim Examination Procedures, Little Illumination So Far for Volcker Rule Compliance

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June 2014 saw the publication of some interagency FAQs on the Volcker Rule (the Rule) and interim procedures from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for its examiners to use in assessing progress by national...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Council of the EU Adopts Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive - On May 6, the Council of the EU adopted at first reading the text of the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD). The BRRD seeks to harmonize...more

Morgan Lewis

OCC Seeks to Formalize Risk Governance Expectations of Large Banks

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The proposed guidelines demonstrate the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s continued emphasis on strong risk management for large banks. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Derivatives in Review - January 2014

Industry Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Cross-Border Guidance - On December 4, 2013, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., and the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Volcker Rule: Impact of the Final Rule on Securitization Investors and Sponsors

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On December 10, 2013, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, SEC and CFTC (the “Agencies”) issued the long-awaited final rule (the “Final Rule”) implementing the Volcker Rule. The Volcker Rule generally prohibits banking entities —...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FDIC Issues Final Rule Clarifying That Deposits in Foreign Branches of US Banks Are Not Insured

On September 12, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved a final rule clarifying that deposits in foreign branches of US banks are not FDIC-insured, even though they can be deposits...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

Central District of California Dismisses FDIC’s Federal and State Securities Claims In Connection With RMBS Purchases

On August 26, Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer of the U.S. District Court for the Central District Court of California dismissed with prejudice a suit brought by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) against Countrywide...more

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The Consequences of a Failed Banking Union

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I told the Blog team that I had sworn off writing about Europe for a while; but really. The FT opinionized last week that the EU ministerial decision to agree on a standard “bail-in” to fix broken European banks was a good...more

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